Where to buy fresh octopus in Calgary??

4pointswest · #1 04-17-2018, 02:40 PM

Does anybody know of a good place to buy fresh octopus here in town? I'm sure there's a few stores out there who have it but i haven't had any luck through billingsgate or boyds... any other suggestions?

Gray Wolf · #2 04-17-2018, 06:03 PM

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Link - https://www.google.ca/search?source=....0.-CX8oVByFJI

Okotok · #3 04-17-2018, 06:08 PM

T & t

CaberTosser · #4 04-18-2018, 08:22 AM

I would echo the recommendation of T&T Market, they’re an Asian foods specialty market, all manner of seafood there. Somemthings I see shopping’s there reminds me of the one line in Rambo where Col Troutman was saying Rambo was trained “to eat things that would make a billy goat puke”.

Ken07AOVette · #5 04-18-2018, 09:31 AM

Just out of curiosity, how do you prepare them from fresh? I have caught them in Rupert, and very carefully 'unhooked' them trying to cause as little damage as possible while not letting them 'have the boat'. First reason is I don't want ink on the boat or me, second is when they get latched onto the boat it is apparently more than difficult to get them to give it back.
I could bring you a couple if I knew what to do with them, possibly?

bonedogg · #6 04-18-2018, 09:39 AM

crowfoot safeway had one on Sunday.

Okotok · #7 04-18-2018, 10:12 AM

[QUOTE=Ken07AOVette;3772691]Just out of curiosity, how do you prepare them from fresh? I have caught them in Rupert, and very carefully 'unhooked' them trying to cause as little damage as possible while not letting them 'have the boat'. First reason is I don't want ink on the boat or me, second is when they get latched onto the boat it is apparently more than difficult to get them to give it back.
I could bring you a couple if I knew what to do with them, possibly?

Par-boiled and grilled they're delicious. Here's one recipe I've used before.
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/...us-recipe.html

Peter Abelard · #8 04-18-2018, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Just out of curiosity, how do you prepare them from fresh? I have caught them in Rupert, and very carefully 'unhooked' them trying to cause as little damage as possible while not letting them 'have the boat'.

Incredible.

Now THAT is a fish tale!